The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-03-03
GOVERNOR CHURCH.

aakota's New Governor Takes the
Oath Of Office and Delivers an Elo-
quent Inaugural Address.
BISMARCK, Special Telegram, Feb. IT.
Judge Louis Z. Church arrived from the
East at noon to-day with his commission aa
governor Of what he termed. with q ring Of
Genuine Dakota pride In his voice, ~the en-
,ire territory OF the republic" in his pocket.
md lacking only the qualifications Of taking
he oath Of Office to assume the duties Of
,hief executive. Never was an arrival more
Welcome to a large number Of people long
IN the anxious seat In anticipation Of what
le would be compelled to face, Judge Church
lad arranged with Landlord Bly, to provide
lin with a suite Of rooms outside the hotel,
ind more than a hundred pair of hungry
.yes followed the governor as he disappeared
up Main street in the direction of the Capital
National bank F.. .@ i..,l --
AT THE CAPITOL 1" .
Shortly after 3 o'clock Speaker Crosse said:
A joint session Of the council and the house is
tbout to be held for the purpose of witnessing
~ 1u6ukuIHtlOu OI JUukO OuUTCu. AL INFORMAL
recess will be taken while seats are being placed
br the accommodation Of the members Of the
:ouncil
Seats were placed upon the speakers plat
form for the outgoing n incoming gov
srnors, for ex-Gov. Pierce and for Chief
Justice Trip and the associate justices, and
n the rear Of the hall seats for members OF
The house who vacated their for the &C.
sommodation Of the senator's. At 1886 the
speaker raped the joint session to order,
The door of the hall swung open, and Auditor
Caldwell announced the Hon. Louis z.
Church. accompanied by Acting Gov. Nc
Cormack, ex-Gov. Pierce, the members Of
The supreme court and the territorial officers
The members rose at the tap of the speakers
yavel and, all having occupied the places as
signed them, Speaker Crosse said:
Gentlemen of the Council and House Of Rep.
'esentaeives-The oath Of office Is now about to
be administered to Hon. Louis X. Church, duly
appointed governor of. the Territory OF Dakota
The oath will be administered by Hon. Bartlett
Trip. chief justice Of the supreme court Of Da-
kota. Members Of the council and the house and
the officers thereof will please tand:
Judge Church having taken the oath OF
office, Judge Trip, turning to the audience.
said:
I have the pleasure Of introducing to this as
.emblage Hon. Louis K. Church. governor of Da.
kota.
When the hearty applause which succeeded
the Introduction had subsidized the governor
spoke as follows:
Mr.: President and Gentlemen: This is the
second time I have had the pleasure Of appear.
Ing before q joint convention Of the representa-
tives OF the Territory of Dakota, and I trust ]
may be allowed to say with some degree OF
which have necessarily delayed my tnaugura-
lion. and which. peradventure. may have en-.
tailed upon you a want Ut confidence that wouli
ti1ns, are now at an end. Therefore I may be
permitted to say that not only you, gentlemen,
but l likewise and the people at large are to be
stances have at last come to . close
previous occasion. there is no one who more
position I here and now assume. 1 assure :, YOU.
sincerely and honestly, that 1t is my wish and
heartfelt desire to Cooperate with you to the
fullest extent In aiding and assisting you to da
all that you can do to bring peace and prosperity
and success to the people OF our territory. !
trust that the laws we may enact will be wise,
judicious and conservative. and that every in
terest throughout our broad territory will be
treated with consideration and dealt with wisely
and In such manner as will inure to cur credit
and to the welfare of our people. I shall ever
LAWS ri ENFORCED,
and I trust that whatever in your wisdom you
may attempt to place upon the statute books, ii
l. always "lGA "y ACdIUy dOpIOtAl j
appreciate the confidence reposed in me by the
chief executive of the nation in honoring me a.
his choice to be governor OF the empire territory
mine will be jointly and severaily such as "a
commend us to the people of this great territory
and to be worthy Of their confidence and esteem.
ergies at my command and, by word and act ia
cooperate with you in endeavoring to advance
the peace. prosperity and happiness of oul
people. We are standing upon the threshold Of
A AREN'T III NnT
In one form or another; either as two or as3
single state. the day is not far distant when w
will cast aside the territorial form OF government
Of the nation. ,lApplause] And during. the
period of time that must necessarily elapss
before we become one Of the sister
in preparing for the great change.
And by example and preoept our policy should
be straightforward and manly, constantly keep
at any time in the past laying the corner stone,
perfectlng the foundation Of our future state.
As we prepare, SO will we be rewarded. A broad,
eonssryative policy. honest with our
will have a tendency to relieve our people from
much embarrassment, not to say evils, for yeari
to come. and will tend toward the development
of all the commercial interests of the territory
and the happiness and well-being Of the com.
munity at large. It Is our duty to carefully
ponder many important matters that require
our confederation. that our laws may be wise
just and equitSble to all, and every interest. pro-
the weak against the strong; protecting
the innocent and furnishing the guilty. borE
from an honest and patriotic intent and en-.
forced by . fearless and impartial hand.
At the conclusion Of Gov. Church's re-
marks the joint session wal declared closed
and the members and others present were In.
PRODUCED to the new executive.
The Red River Valley Farmers alli-
ance was organized at Fargo by the
members of the various local alliances
on both sides OF the river. The Off
GERS are: E. M. Epson, Cummings,
president; c. A. Malette, Casselton,
secretary; E. A. Webb,
Fargo, corresponding secretary; A.
treasurer; Lyman Loring,
Moorhead, and DR.. Sattlersthwaite,
vice presidents. An executive commit
tee of one from each county wasauth-
orized. and q constitution and by
laws adopted.